Barn Owls Can Decrease Pesticide Use

Rodents are a danger to farmers because they damage farm crops. For the last 100 years, chemical pesticides have been used kill rodents, but these chemicals harm ecosystem, humans, and all sorts of wildlife, including migratory birds. Barn owls may be solution! These nocturnal birds prey common over most world can act as biological pest-control agents. nest near in fields specialize hunting rodents—a pair barn eliminates 2,000–6,000 rodents per year. A project using for rodent control began Israel 1983, with placement 14 nesting boxes. Today, there about 5,000 boxes throughout Israel, use harmful has decreased by more than 50%. Several other countries also joined, or plan join, project. This is unique method that promotes healthier environment connect nations, farmers, researchers, conservationists.